continuing our work together, as you finish your term, and prepare to pass the baton to your successor. so today i have the honor of introducing my nominee to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general charles q. brown jr. general, welcome. general brown is a warrior, descended from a proud line of warriors. his father, a u.s. army colonel, served in vietnam. his grandfather, robert e. brown jr., led a segregated unit in world war ii, and command pilot general brown brings to this role more than 3,000 hours of flying experience, including 130 combat hours. he knows what it means to be in the thick of battle and how to keep your cool when things get hard. like when your f-16 was on fire and you returned to the base in florida in 1991, c.q. had to
other republican cont contenders, the president getting in on desantis s failure to launch yesterday. i think that speaks volumes. president trump is leading ron desantis by 33 points in the most recent poll, by 40 points 33 in fox apology, 40 points in iowa, must win political first state. trump up ten points since february, desantis down nine points. he has to flip that script. see if he does it next week. his inauguration was bernankesed only by coronation of king charles. why launch your presidential campaign like this? let s not forget, only thing that matters is winning and the amount of attention he is getting so ea early, this is the most insider of insider conversations. folks in iowa and south carolina, new hampshire, we re not the ones that cast votes that get to pick the nominee. and as this discussion
europe, middle east and indo pacific. has unmatched knowledge of operational theaters and strategic vision to understand how they all work together to ensure the security for the american people. while general brown is a proud butt kicking american airman, first and always, he has been an operational leader of the joint force. he gained respect across every service from those that have seen him in action and come to depend on his judgment. more than that, he gained respect of our allies and partners around the world who regard general brown as a trusted partner and top notch strategist. no matter how complicated the mission, from helping build and lead the coalition now more than 80
inched oh pacific and built new partnerships, anticipated new threats and domains of space and cyber, address challenges that transcend borders and responding to global pandemics by tackling the existential threat of climate change. we continue to take terrorists off the bat he will field, rallied the world to stand with the brave people of ukraine as defender of freedom against aggression. through everything, secretary austin and i have had candid and direct counsel. i value his insight. more than that, i truly enjoyed working with you. i trust you completely. completely. you helped set our country and military on a course that will put is in the strongest possible position to succeed in years ahead. i am looking forward to continuing our work as you finish your term, prepare to pass the baton to your successor. i have the honor of introducing my nominee to be next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general charles q. brown jr. he is a warrior, descended from a proud line of warri
eject more than 300 miles an hour, landing in the everglades. that s a lot of fun, huh? well, i ll tell you what, he was back in the cockpit the next week with a new call sign, swamp thang. i asked him inside the oval what it was like, but i ll tell you about that later. general brown is also a war fighter who has commanded in europe, the middle east and the indo-pacific and he has an unmatched firsthand knowledge of our operational theatres and the strategic vision to understand how they all work together to ensure the security for the american people. while general brown is a proud butt-kicking american airman, first and always he s also been an operational leader of the joint force. he gained respect across every service, from those who have seen him in action and have come to depend on his judgment. more than that, he gained the respect of our allies and